Chapter 2 of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten. Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason? I know how the whole thing happened. Take me to the king, and I will tell all." So all the king's men took him to the king.
Chapter 2 of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.”
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I know how the whole thing happened.”
In this reading “Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So all the king's men took him to the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
the force of workers available
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
carry out
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
express in words
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
a special situation
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So all the king's men took him to the king.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So the innocent, bewildered man was led to the place of execution and the drums were beaten.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I know how the whole thing happened.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take me to the king, and I will tell all."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just then the thief came up and said to the king's men: "Why do you kill this man without any good reason?
Chapter 2 of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit by Arthur W. (Arthur William) [Translator] Ryder holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 459 sentences of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Twenty-Two Goblins. Translated from the Sanskrit by Arthur W. (Arthur William) [Translator] Ryder exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 459 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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